Cobh residents bid to stop construction of scrap-metal plant

A group of Cobh residents have brought a High Court challenge against An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant permission for the construction of a scrap-metal processing facility.

The residents, who all live close to the site of the proposed facility at Rushbrooke Commercial Park in the Co Cork town, claim the proposed development will generate a large volume of extra traffic that they claim will endanger public safety.